Strengthening the Role of the United Nations in Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Periodic and Genuine Elections and the Promotion of Democratization

A/RES/49/190View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 100b6 Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 1995.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1995–2008

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/62/150

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2008	A/RES/62/150	Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization	1,079	82%Compare
2006	A/RES/60/162	Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization	976	94%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/180	Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization	940	74%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/159	Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization	920	44%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/173	Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization	1,397	48%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2001–2009

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2009	A/64/304	Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/62/150
2005	A/60/431	Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/58/180
2001	A/56/344	Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/54/173

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General 4/ on United Nations activities aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections;

Commends the electoral assistance provided to Member States at their request by the United Nations, requests that such assistance continue on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the proposed guidelines on electoral assistance, recognizing that the fundamental responsibility for ensuring free and fair elections lies with Governments, and also requests the Electoral Assistance Division of the Department of Peace-keeping Operations of the Secretariat to continue to inform Member States on a regular basis about the requests received, the responses given to those requests and the nature of the assistance provided;

Requests that the United Nations continue its efforts to ensure, before undertaking to provide electoral assistance to a requesting State, that there is adequate time to organize and carry out an effective mission for providing such assistance, that conditions exist to allow a free and fair election and that provisions can be made for adequate and comprehensive reporting of the results of the mission;

Commends the steps taken by the United Nations to ensure the continuation and consolidation of the democratization process in certain Member States requesting assistance, including the provision of assistance before and after elections have taken place and needs-assessment missions aimed at recommending programmes which might contribute to the consolidation of the democratization process, and requests that such efforts be strengthened;

Recommends that the Electoral Assistance Division provide post-election assistance to States that request such assistance, and to electoral institutions, in order to contribute to the stability and continuity of their electoral processes, as provided for in the report of the Secretary-General, and that it study, in cooperation with relevant United Nations offices, ways of defining more clearly the activities related to democratic consolidation which the United Nations might usefully undertake in assisting the efforts of interested States in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to take further steps to support States which request assistance by, inter alia, enabling the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in accordance with his mandate and through the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat, to support democratization activities as related to human rights concerns, including, inter alia, human rights training and education, assistance for human rights-related legislative reform, strengthening and reform of the judiciary, assistance to national human rights institutions and advisory services on treaty accession, reporting and international obligations as related to human rights;

Commends the programmes of assistance carried out by the United Nations Development Programme for civil service reform and for governance, and especially those for strengthening participation and linkages between concerned sectors of society and Governments;

Recalls the establishment by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Trust Fund for Electoral Observation, and calls upon Member States to consider contributing to the Fund;

Stresses the importance of coordination within the United Nations system, commends the Centre for Human Rights for the advisory services and technical assistance it provides and the Department for Development Support and Management Services of the Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme for the technical assistance they provide to requesting Member States, and requests the Electoral Assistance Division to strengthen its collaboration with the Centre, including through an exchange of personnel when appropriate, and with the Department and the Programme and to inform them of requests submitted in the area of electoral assistance;

Recommends that the United Nations continue and strengthen its coordination of election preparation and observation with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which have an interest in such activities;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Electoral Assistance Division with adequate human and financial resources, under the regular budget of the Organization and within existing resources, to allow it to carry out its mandate, and to reinforce the Centre for Human Rights through the redeployment of resources and personnel, so as to enable it to respond, in close coordination with the Electoral Assistance Division, to the increasing number of requests from Member States for advisory services in the area of electoral assistance;

Recommends that, in connection with the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, special attention be paid to publicizing the Organization's successful efforts towards promoting genuine and periodic elections and its increasing focus on democratization;

Takes note of the guidelines for Member States considering the formulation of requests for electoral assistance, contained in annex III to the report of the Secretary-General; 4/

Recommends that the Secretary-General consider ways to continue to improve coordination and to strengthen further the efforts of the Electoral Assistance Division, the Centre for Human Rights and the United Nations system in general to respond to its increased responsibilities and enlarged mandate in the field of electoral assistance and democratization as reflected in the present resolution, and to include his recommendations in this regard in his report to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session on the implementation of resolution 48/131 and the present resolution, in particular on the status of requests from Member States for electoral assistance and verification and on his efforts to enhance the Organization's support of the democratization process in Member States.

Strengthening the Role of the United Nations in Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Periodic and Genuine Elections and the Promotion of Democratization

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